Necktie device



* Jan, 30, 1923.

L. SIMENOWSKY.

NECKTIE DEVICE.

FILED on. a, 1921,

WMYLM A TTORNEYJ.

Patented .lan. 39, 1923..

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NEGKTIE nnvron.

Application filed October a, 1921. Serial No. 505,181.

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Be it known that I, LOUIS SnrnNowsnY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Necktie Devices, of which the following is a description, reference being had to, the accompanying drawings which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in neck tie devices.

The neck portions of neck ties when inserted between the neck band .and the outer portion of an ordinary turn down collar are somewhat clamped between the two parts at points close to the rear collar button when buttoned on the neck of the wearer with the result that in tying the tie it is very difficult if not impossible at times to freely slide the tie in tying the knot. The feature is very objectionable and ofttimes injures the neck tie if the tie is pulled very hard to move it to the proper position.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and provide a neck tie device which will retain the neck portion of a tie in position within the folds of a collar so that the tie will freely slide between the folds when pulled and properly positioned with relation to its knot.

A further object of the invention is to provide a neck tie device which may be easily removably secured to the rear button hol of the collar without interfering in any manner with the collar button extending therethrough.

A further object of the invention is to provide a neck tie device which will hold the neck portion of the neck tie in a position above the rear collar button of the collar.

A further object of the invention is to provide a neck tie device which is of simple construction, is strong and durable and is inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved neck tie device and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing, in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a rear view of a portion of a collar and a neck tie showing the improved neck tie device connected thereto, a portion of the collar being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a-transverse sectional view there,- of taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 8 is an upper edge view of the device. Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a collar of the turn down style and having an inner band (3 providedwith a rear button hole 7 and an outer turned down or folded portion 8. The collar is usually connected to the neck band 9 of a shirt. by a removable collar button 10 which extends through the button holes of the neck and collar bands. The neck portion. 11 of a neck I tie is usually positioned between the collar 7 0 band and the downturned portion.

The improved neck tie device comprises an inverted U-shaped member 12 formedof spring wire and having a medial straight horizontal portion 13, ownwardly extending leg portions 14 and inwardly and out wardly extendinghook portions 15. The leg portions 14 diverge downwardly, outwardly and at their lower end portions the hook parts 15 extend inwardly towards each other and then outwardly and their looped parts 15 are spaced a greater distance apart than the length of the collar button hole 7 to place the leg portions 1% under tension when the hook parts are in engagement with said but-- ton hole. As thus shaped the U-shaped member will be maintained in an upright position when in engagement with a collar as shown in Fig. 1.

The medial portion 13 of the wire 12 has pivotally connected thereto a guide plate 16 provided with an inturned upper part to form an eye 17 through which the horizontal medial portion 13 loosely extends. The inwardly extending eye of the guide plate 16 offsets said plate outwardly from the leg portions 14 and forms a slide space. 18 therebetween through which the neck portion 11 of the tie will freely slide, due to the fact that the leg portions l t and the guide plate '16 holds the collar parts in spaced relation at points of greatest clamping tendency and thus permit the tie part to slide freely therethrough.

It will also be noted that thedevice does not in any manner interfere with the collar button 8 and that the neck portion of the neck tie is maintained in position above the ing the button inwardly or the turned down portion of the collar outwardly.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the neck tie device is of very simple construction, and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A neck tie device, comprising a button hole cn raging member. and another member pirotally connected thereto and forming a tie space therebetween through which a tie will freely slip.

2. A neck tie device comprising an inverted U-shaped member having means at its lower end portions for removably engaging a button hole, and a guide member pivotally connected to a medial portion of the U-shaped member and extending downwardly therefrom and forming a tie space between said members through which a tie will freely slip.

3. A neck tie device, comprising an in- .verted U-shaped member having a straight medial upper portion and hook like parts at its lower ends for engagementwith a collar button hole. and a guide plate pivotaliy connect-[1d to the upper straight portion and depending therefrom to form a tie space between said members through which a. tie will freely slip.

at. A neck tie device, comprising an in- \Gl'til U-shaped spring wire member having a straight medial upper portion and hook like lower portions for engagement with a collar button hole, and a guide plate member having an upper inwardly ofi set eyed portion through which the medial portion 0 the U-shaped member extends, said guide plate depending from the medial portion to form a tie space between said mem bers and through which a tie will freely slip.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

LOUIS SIMENOiVSK" 

